Impacts of Typhoon ‘Koppu’ on Infectious Diarrhea in Guangdong Province, China

This study aims to quantify the impact of typhoon ‘Koppu’ on infectious diarrhea in Guangdong, China in 2009. Rate ratios （RRs） were calculated by comparing person-time of infectious diarrhea cases between typhoon period and reference period. RRs of dysentery and other infectious diarrhea increased...

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Published in:Biomedical and environmental sciences 2015-12, Vol.28 (12), p.920-923
Main Authors: WANG, Wei, XUN, Huan Miao, ZHOU, Mai Geng, JIANG, Bao Fa, WANG, Song Wang, GUO, Qing, KANG, Rui Hua, WANG, Xin, Gifty, Marley, MA, Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child, Preschool
China - epidemiology
Cyclonic Storms
Dysentery - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
环境治理
环境科学
环境规划
生物医学
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Summary:This study aims to quantify the impact of typhoon ‘Koppu’ on infectious diarrhea in Guangdong, China in 2009. Rate ratios （RRs） were calculated by comparing person-time of infectious diarrhea cases between typhoon period and reference period. RRs of dysentery and other infectious diarrhea increased to a maximum of 1.12 （95% CI, 0.86-1.47）, 1.10 （95% CI, 1.00-1.20） on the fifth lag day respectively. Children under 5 years were more vulnerable to infectious diarrhea, especially to other infectious diarrhea [RR： 1.21 （1.07-1.36） Vs. 1.03 （0.89-1.82）] after typhoon compared with people aged 〉5 years when RRs were at maximum. A mildly increased risk of infectious diarrhea was not only observed in great damaged regions, but also in other areas.
ISSN:0895-3988
2214-0190
DOI:10.3967/bes2015.127